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10/15/2015 | This Weekend is JOTA Weekend

Scouting’s 58th Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is Friday through Sunday, October 16-18. More than 400 US participants have registered, with nearly 4000 worldwide. There is still time to register your station. The BSA Radio Scouting Committee has posted an ...
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10/02/2015 | Pope Francis Visit Amateur Radio Special Events Log More Than 26,000 Contacts

Jim Nitzberg, WX3B, has reported that the recent multi-station special event operation logged more than 26,000 contacts.
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08/02/2012 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!
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05/23/2011 | National Hurricane Center’s WX4NHC Schedules On-The-Air Station Test

The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will take place Saturday, June 4, 1300-2100 UTC (9 AM – 5 PM EDT). “The purpose of this annual station test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and an
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03/18/2011 | Surfin’: APRS’ing the Tsunami

This week, Surfin’ describes how APRS provided vital information during last weekend's tsunami.
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06/15/2009 | WX4NHC Announces On-the-Air Station Test Results

WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center conducted its annual On-The-Air Station Test on Saturday, May 30, 2009. According to Assistant WX4NHC Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, the station conducted the test to promote awareness of
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02/12/2009 | Dieter Schliemann, KX4Y (SK)

Dieter Schliemann, KX4Y, of Scottsboro, Alabama, passed February 9 after a battle with cancer. He was 68. According to Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, Schliemann was instrumental in l
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06/12/2008 | Get Ready to Ride the Waves

The 2008 ARRL Field Day will be here before you know it, so now is the time to grab your rig, hang ten (a dipole or two will do) and Ride the Waves June 28-29. Field Day packets can be downloaded from the ARRL Web site.
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